Each year the Society for Health Psychology Health Research Council sponsors several graduate student research awards covering up to $2,000 in direct research costs.
Graduate Student Research Awards Q&A with Past Winners
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Articles & Resources
Health Research Council Update: Provider Flourishing
Participants learned how to help identify opportunities for flourishing in their work, the components, and facilitators of flourishing, how it is distinct from burnout, and the individual and organizational factors needed to implement collective change within their professional environments.
Novel Psychological Treatments for Chronic Pain
Dr. Lumley examines the limitations of these approaches and presents new concepts and treatments that hold promise for larger effects, including Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy.
Information Pollution: A Global Threat
Information pollution is the spread of false, misleading, manipulated, and otherwise harmful information. The World Economic Forum...
NIH e-Learning Course: Good Clinical Practice for Social and Behavioral Research
All NIH-funded investigators and staff who are involved in clinical trials should be trained in good clinical practice. Find out more about how to access good clinical practice training for social and behavioral scientists.
Competencies in Research for Health Psychologists
Suggested research competencies that are taught in many programs in health psychology.
DEI Principles and Practice in Psychology Undergraduate and Graduate Education
This webinar reviews research demonstrating the centrality of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics within Health Psychology curricula; provides sample assignments and activities to weave DEI into Health Psychology syllabi; and discusses strategies for navigating difficult topics with students representing a range of backgrounds and experiences.
Pain-Focused Organizations
List of outside organizations focused on pain management.
Repository of Pain Psychology Literature
Curated list of written resources related to pain psychology.
Pain Psychology Workshops and Webinars
List of web-based pain psychology learning opportunities.
Assessments for Chronic Pain
List of psychological tests commonly used in the assessment of chronic pain.
Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain
Learn more about practice guidelines for chronic pain.